“Seek to Know”, HinduismToday, 01 Oct 2026.

“How Self-knowledge leads the seeker to the state of absolute freedom

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) was an Indian philosopher and statesman, India’s first Vice President (1952–1962) and second President (1962–1967). This text is adapted from his translation of The Principal Upanishads.

The following text is the Kaivalya Upanishad from the Krishna Yajurveda, in which Brahma teaches the sage Asvalayana the knowledge of the Self by which the sincere devotee attains liberation.

Then Asvalayana approached the Venerable Lord Brahma and said: Teach me, Venerable Lord, the knowledge of Brahman, sought constantly by the wise, hidden, that by which the knower is freed from impurities and attains the Supreme Self, greater than the great. 1

Brahma said to him: Seek to know That by faith, devotion, meditation and concentration. Not by work, not by offspring or wealth; only by renunciation does one reach life eternal. 2……”

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